Staycation swaps

We suspect you know where you were, half a decade ago this spring, when then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to ‘stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. But as research paints an increasingly detailed picture of the ways in which those years shaped everything from our health habits to our identities, academics are asking a different question: who were you back then? And who are you now?

Have you learned everything by your 30s or do different versions of yourself appear with every decade? We asked five brilliantly wise women what they’ve discovered along the way

THE WAY WE CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER IS CHANGING IRREVERSIBLY, WITH UNADULTERED PLEASURE FRONT AND CENTRE. ALEXANDRA JONES TAKES A LOOK AT THE MOVEMENTS SHAKING UP THE LOVE SCENE

When they became parents to their beautiful baby boy Presley in May 2022, Jessica Wright and her husband William Lee-Kemp felt like the stars had aligned, with the new mum describing her son as “every

Cruising into the sunset with a rich widower – could Cherry make her dream come true?

Whether you’re jetting off to a sun-soaked beach or enjoying a garden getaway, we’ve put together a list of books you’ll want to get your hands on